For five decades, hip-hop has redefined the soundscape of American music and created a billion-dollar industry in its wake. Hip-hop as we know it has evolved way past its humble beginnings in the ...

Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers, who define hip-hop as a freedom culture, perform during the inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History on ...

From DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history has influenced hip-hop – and vice-versa – 50 years after the genre was born.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites Americ… ...

US breaking pros want to preserve Black roots, original style of hip-hop dance form at Olympics Breaking makes its official debut at the Paris Games in 2024 ...

Exploring the highs and lows of the Olympic debut of breaking, a hip-hop art form, and its representation of the culture.

Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop By CNN Newsource Published December 15, 2023 1:18 am By Lauren Lee, CNN ...

The "Hip-Hop Mass" from composer Kevin Johnson consists of 24 songs in the order of a Mass. The production includes choreography, liturgical dance and even a depiction of the Eucharistic Prayer.

The National Museum of African American History will bring hip-hop’s signature beats to the National Mall on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Last year’s inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party with DJ Spinderella was such a success that it’s returning for Round Two this weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History ...